I know is not having straight edges... but what is happening to me is ridiculous!
I started weaving about a year ago. Nothing fancy, I would take a large piece of cardboard, cut notches in it and weave a simple rag rug. My first few were a little wavy but I soon got the hang of tensioning. This Christmas I was given a Schacht Tapestry Loom, and I immediately began trying it out. My first project was horrid, it ended half the size it had begun. The second wasn't much better, it looked worse because I was trying so hard not to add any tension to the warp that the edges looked baggy. I've been looking all over for a beginner project on this loom; one that specifies warp and weft material and how many warps per inch, but all I can find is tutorials on a School Loom or a cricket. I've tried twinning the warp to keep it in place, but without any notches the warp seems to simply slide closer and closer together. honestly I'm not even sure I'm twining right. Is there a beginner tutorial for this loom? Each project I make turns out worst then the last and I have to admit I am a bit disheartened.